KATHMANDU, FEBRUARY 16

Election of the Non-Resident Nepali Association International Coordinating Council is scheduled to be held on March 21 and 22. The NRNA Election Committee made public the election schedule in a statement here today.

As per the schedule, the list of delegates for the preliminary general convention will be published from February 17 to 22. The Election Committee has stated that the voter list will be published on February 23, The voter list will remain open for complaints and claims from February 24 to 27, the decision on the protest will be made on March 2 and the final list will be published on March 3.

Candidate nomination papers will be registered on March 4 and 5, first list of candidates will be published on March 6, The voter list will remain open for complaints and claims till March 7, examination of candidate's nomination papers and decision on complaints will be published on March 8 and the second list of candidates will be published on March 9.

Similarly, candidates can withdraw their nominations on March 11 while final list of candidates will be published on March 12 and voting will be held from 10:00am on March 21 to 9:59am on March 22, according to Chief Election Officer Bhimsen Banjara.

Nomination fee for the post of president of the NRNA been fixed at Rs one million.

Elections will be held for 53 posts, including one chairperson, four vice-chairpersons, one female vice-chairperson, one youth vice-chairperson, one general secretary, one secretary, three women secretaries, one treasurer, one co-treasurer, and one female co-treasurer.

The International Coordinating Council will have one woman coordinator, one youth coordinator, six regional coordinators, six regional deputy coordinators, six regional women coordinators, six regional women deputy coordinators, and six regional youth deputy coordinators.

For the NRNA election, the association has formed an election committee comprising Secretary Bhushan Ghimire (Japan) and Ram Pratap Thapa (Germany), Chiranjeevi Dhakal (UK), and Dr Bishnumaya Pariyar (US) in coordination with Advocate Bhimsen Banjara.

Election for the new executive committee is being held online.

For online voting, the general convention delegate (voter) will have to verify his/her face during voting.

A version of this article appears in the print on February 17, 2022, of The Himalayan Times.